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Rancharrah Opens Information Pavilion

Rancharrah, privately owned for years by the Harrah family, is being developed into a 141 acre community by Reno Land Inc., with the property opening up their Information Pavilion to the public this week.  The Club at Rancharrah, a 7,000 square foot building at the front entrance of the estate, houses a bar, patio, fireplace,…MORE

Trump Returns to Reno Ahead of Election

Donald Trump is making another Reno visit before election day. Trump is now scheduled to appear at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center Saturday at 5:00 PM. Doors open at 2pm.MORE

Lyon County Schools to Install Camera System

Lyon County schools will soon be equipped with cameras in every classroom. The school board voted to install cameras at all 17 Lyon County District schools by the end of the year, with a goal of improving safety and security. Through something called the SAFE System, teachers will equipped with necklaces with a microphone and…MORE

Sparks PD Looking For Hit & Run Driver

Sparks Police are looking for the vehicle and driver involved in a hit and run crash early Thursday morning on 5th street. The suspect vehicle is described as an early 90’s white Ford Bronco. Sparks police say the vehicle struck three parked vehicles, causing noticeable damage to two of them. The suspect vehicle was last…MORE

Washoe County Man Arrested For Sexual Assault

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Thursday on a charge of sexual assault of a child younger than 14, and two counts of lewdness with a child younger than 14. 42 year old Brijesh Patel, knew the boy who was the victim. Patel is being held without bail in the Washoe County jail.…MORE

Carson Fountain Flowing Again

The historic granite water fountain in front of the Attorney General’s building in Carson City is flowing once again. The solid granite fountain was a gift to Carson City by the Hermon Lee Ensign National Humane Alliance, originally dedicated on Labor Day 1909. It was restored in the 1990s thanks to a grant but has…MORE

The RTC Gets Scammed

The RTC of Washoe County says it has been defrauded out of $1.4 million and is working with its bank and law enforcement to recover the funds. Apparently the theft was made when an email, claiming to be from an RTC vendor, requested an electronic fund transfer. RTC honored the request, and processed the electronic…MORE

Bundy Brothers Transferred to Nevada

Ammon and Ryan Bundy are being transferred from an Oregon jail to Nevada, where they face trial next year on charges stemming from a 2014 standoff with federal agents near their father’s ranch. The Bundy brothers flew to Las Vegas, where they face more than a dozen felony charges. A jury last week acquitted the…MORE

Legalized Sports Betting Has Support

A new poll says nearly half of Americans approve of legalized sports betting. The Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll finds 48 percent support changing federal law to make sports betting legal throughout the country; 39 percent are opposed. The poll comes as New Jersey opens another front in its eight-year war on a federal law…MORE

Get Out The Vote Rally Being Held in Sparks

The Great American Political Action Committee is spearheading a GOP get out the vote rally today in Sparks. Actor Jon Voight and Sheriff David Clarke, Jr. of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin will appear at the event, which is open to the public. It’s at 3pm at Baldini’s, KOH’s Dan Mason willk broadcast live, doors open at…MORE